Dusky sunbird

Dusky sunbird
Non-breeding male in Northern Cape, South Africa
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Nectariniidae
Genus:	Cinnyris
Species:	C. fuscus
Binomial name
Cinnyris fuscus (Vieillot, 1819)
Synonyms
Nectarinia fusca

Dusky sunbird near Halali in Etosha National Park Namibia

The dusky sunbird (Cinnyris fuscus) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. This relatively dull sunbird is found in arid savanna, thickets and shrubland (e.g. Karoo) in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.

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External links[]

• Dusky sunbird - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.

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